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Multirole fighter Type Main battle tank
Multi-national:
United Kingdom
Germany
Italy
Spain
Place of Origin West Germany
4 August 2003
In service
Service Period and Status 1979–present
Designer Krauss-Maffei
Designed Period 1970s
Unit cost:
£125 million
Program & Unit Cost Unit cost
2A6: US$5.74 million (2007)
1994–present Production Period 1979–present
559 Number Built >3,200
27 March 1994 First Flight
Empty weight:
11,000 kg / 24,251 lb

Gross weight:
16,000 kg / 35,274 lb

Max. takeoff weight:
23,500 kg / 51,809 lb
Mass / Weight / Displacement Empty weight:
2A6M: 60.2 t
2A6: 57.6 t
2A5: 57.3 t
2A4: 52 t

Combat weight:
2A6M: 62.5 t
2A6: 59.9 t - 61.7 t
2A5: 59.5 t
2A4: 55.15 t
15.96 m / 52 ft 4 in Length 2A6/2A6M: 10.97 m / 393 inches (gun forward) 2A4/2A5: 9.67 m
Width / Beam 2A5/2A6/2A6M: 3.76 m / 148 in
2A4: 3.7 m
5.28 m / 17 ft 4 in Height 2A5/2A6/2A6M: 3.030 m / 120 in
2A4: 2.79 m
Ground Clearance 540 mm / 54 cm / 0.54 m
1 or 2 Crew 4
10.95 m / 35 ft 11 in Wingspan
51.2 m2 / 551 sq ft Wing Area
312 kg/m2 / 64 lb/sq ft Wing Loading
2 × Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofan engines Powerplant
Dry thrust:
60 kN / 13,000 lbf each

Thrust with afterburner:
90 kN / 20,000 lbf each
Thrust
6,215 L / 4,996 kg / 11,010 lb / 1,642 US gal / 1,367 imp gal internal Fuel Capacity 1,200 litres / 264 imperial gallons / 317 US gallons
Fuel Consumption Road: ca. 340 l/100 km, ca. 340 km
Terrain: ca. 530 l/100 km, ca. 220 km
Average: ca. 410 l/100 km, ca. 280 km
Static test: 12.5 l/h, 72–93 hours (with 900–1,160 liters capacity)
Maximum speed at altitude:
2,495 km/h / 1,550 mph / 1,347 kn / M2.0+ - at 10,975m altitude

Maximum speed at altitude at sea level:
Mach 1.25

Supercruise speed at altitude:
1,530 km/h / 950 mph / 830 kn / Mach 1.5
Speed 68 km/h / 42 mph 31 km/h backwards
Range:
2,900 km / 1,802 mi / 1,566 nmi

Combat range:
1,389 km / 863 mi / 750 nmi - Air defence with 10-min loiter / Ground attack, hi-lo-hi (with 3 × external 1,000 l tanks)
185 km / 100 nmi - Air defence with 3-hr combat air patrol (with 3 × external 1,000 l tanks)
601 km / 325 nmi - Ground attack, lo-lo-lo (with 3 × external 1,000 l tanks)

Ferry range:
3,790 km (2,355 mi; 2,046 nmi) + with 3 × drop tanks
Operational Range 550 km / 340 mi (internal fuel)
19,812 m / 65,000 ft Service Ceiling
318 m/s / 62,600 ft/min Rate of Climb
0.0113 kN/kg / 1.15 lbf/lb - in interceptor configuration Thrust-to-Weight Ratio
Power-to-Weight Ratio 24.1 PS/t / 17.7 kW/t
+9 -3 G-load Factor
Armament Main armament:
2A6/2A6M:
1 × 120 mm Rheinmetall L/55 smoothbore gun (42 rounds)
2A4/2A5:
1 × 120 mm Rheinmetall L/44 smoothbore gun

Secondary armament:
2 × 7.62 mm MG3A1 (4,750 rounds)
Turret Weight 2A5/2A6/2A6M: 21 t
2A4: 16 t
Armor 2A6: 3rd generation composite; including high-hardness steel, tungsten and plastic filler with ceramic component
Engine MTU MB 873 Ka-501 liquid-cooled V12 twin-turbo diesel engine
1,500 PS / 1,479 hp / 1,103 kW at 2,600 rpm
Transmission Renk HSWL 354
Suspension Torsion bar suspension
Vehicle Rotation Time (360 degrees) 10 seconds
Turret Rotation Time (360 degrees) 2A5/2A6/2A6M: 360° in 9 seconds (electric)
Vertical Obstacle 1,100 mm / 1.1 m
Trench Crossing 3,000 mm / 3 m
Fording Depth 1,200 mm / 1.2 m without preparation
4,000 mm / 4 m with snorkel
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